Surgical appliance.



PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907.

No. 867,34C

M m N1 A. m RLD R APE AL B I LP CAM M EMA m wn A ROBERT C. BARBIE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application filed December 1,1906. Serial No. 346,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. BARRIE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Surgical Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in surgical appliances for the treatment of impotent procreative organs of the male sex, and the objects of my improvements are: first, to establish congestive turgid ity within the organ; second, to afford proper sustainment during functional exercise; third, to affect abdominal adaptation and length requirements of the device; fourth, to safeguard and facilitate coition in accordance with natural propensity. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-the figure represents a perspective of a complete device showing the arrangement of the several parts.

The basic portion of the-appliance consists of a coneshaped spiral spring (1) and the adjusting sleeve (3) and retaining screw (5). The paramount feature of this section requires the top coil of the spring to be diametrically less than the average organ when measured at its base, whereby the restricted opening (2) serves to establish a primary stage of venal congestion; the inherent qualities of reciprocation permit the base coil (1) to a conform to movement'and position and the lower abdominal surface, and also proffers a cushioningresist- 'ance to undue thrusts, while the quality of strength affords means of sustainment to the rod and inclosed member.

The second part consists of a smoothly combined ring (7) and rod (6) preferably made of non-corrosive wire; this second circlc 3 equally important as coil (2) in part (1) as it cooperates therewith in producing complete turgidity wherefore the diameter thereof is smaller than the member when measured behind the corona glandis, the rod (6) serves to connect these rings and to give horizontal support to the organ and inci- This rod should be made of full length to admit cutting to the requisite size as the case may require, after which the free end is inserted at (4) and retained by screw (5) and is thus adjustable in sleeve (3) when the device will be complete.

In applying the mechanism the spring is passed over the member and against the lower abdominal surface when the ring (2) will compress the trunk at its base; next the glans-penis is drawn through ring (7) which will likewise bind the organ directly behind the corona glandis where it will lie hidden by the gathered prepuce, the rod being obscure beneath the trunk and the spring veiled by the hirsute covering or wearing apparel, thus presenting a. seemingly natural and unoffensive appearance to allay suspicion and fear of the opposite sex. If such application be made during movements of proclivity incentive desire and natural impulse will impel blood corpuscles into the vascular system of the organ and thus fully extend the trunk portion between the rings and likewise enlarge the glanspenis to a greater diameter than that of ring (2) which it will overlap and thus safeguard the orifice and walls of the vaginal canal from contact with said spring while under the guidance of the sustaining red.

I am aware that prior to my invention the constructive parts thereof were commonly and variously combined for other purposes, I therefore do not claim such broadly, but

I claim:

The combination in a surgical appliance of a conical spiral spring having a venal compressing coil (2) and attached adjusting sleeve (3) with a rod (6) and smoothly closed ring (7) alike coiiperative with aforesaid coil all substantially as set forth.

ROBERT C. BARRIE.

Witnesses:

L. E. SMITH, WM. II. 11000. 

